Judge Analisa Torres rejected the SEC’s motion for an interlocutory appeal against the pronounced judgment in the SEC v. Ripple lawsuit.
Just now, there has been another exciting breaking news! The learned Court has released a new trial date for the popular SEC vs. Ripple Labs lawsuit.
What Does the Order Rule?
As per the new Order signed by Judge Analisa Torres, the SEC’s request for an interlocutory appeal has been dismissed by the Court for specific reasons, all of which have been expressly mentioned in the Order sheet dated 03.10.23.
What are the New Trial Dates & What’s Gonna Happen?
The following trial dates are essential, and the prescribed schedule is to be followed as per the order
- 4th December, 2023 – The parties shall submit any motions in limine by December 4, 2023. Motions in limine must be opposed in writing by December 18, 2023.
The parties must file all necessary pretrial paperwork by December 4, 2023, including their proposed joint pretrial order, requests to charge, judgment form, and voir dire questions following Sections V.B, V.C, and V.D of the Court’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases. The parties must additionally provide Word documents with copies of these filings to [email protected].
By December 4, 2023, the exhibits must be pre-marked (i.e., labeled with exhibit stickers), put in a loose-leaf binder chronologically, or in separate manila folders labeled with the exhibit numbers and kept in a suitable container for easy reference. This conforms with the Court’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases, paragraph V.C.v.
- April 16, 2024 – All parties’ solicitors must attend a final pretrial meeting on April 16, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 15D of the US Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007. 5. Counsel for both parties and the parties themselves shall meet in person for at least one hour to explore the settlement of this case before the final pretrial conference.
- April 23, 2024 – On April 23, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., the trial in this case is scheduled to start in Courtroom 15D of the United States Courthouse. The court’s pre-trial scheduling order’s deadlines are still in force.
Boosting the Legal Team – Addition of Attorney Mukhi
Garlinghouse has been increasing his legal team in preparation for the trial as Ripple anticipates pulling off another triumph over the SEC. As was previously reported, Garlinghouse expanded his legal team by hiring Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP attorney Rahul Mukhi. Attorney Mukhi has had ten jury trials under her belt as an Assistant Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), giving her solid jury trial experience.
